Palestine—American Colony | Album of 48 photographs, c.1890s

Palestine—American Colony

Album of 48 photographs of Jerusalem and the Holy Land, c.1890s

Oblong 4to (240 x 320mm.), 48 albumen prints (212 x 285mm., or the reverse), mounted on thick card, recto and verso, each captioned and with the photographer's name in the negative, American colony 'Plan of Jerusalem' loosely inserted, contemporary calf-backed olive wood boards, cover titled 'Jerusalem', some images faded, spine somewhat worn

A good album of views. The subjects include views of Jaffa, Jerusalem, Siloam, Bethany, Bethlehem, Hebron, Mar Saba, Jericho, the Dead Sea, and the River Jordan.